07.31.2024 Community Cab driver killed, passenger in serious condition after Tuesday LIRR train collision in Manorville A taxi driver died and a passenger is in serious but stable condition after a Long Island Rail Road train collided with an East End Transportation Cab in Manorville...
07.26.2024 News Greenport to mark 180 years since first LIRR train On Saturday morning, when the Long Island Rail Road celebrates the 180th anniversary of the first train to reach Greenport, there will be pomp and circumstance, speeches from elected...
02.27.2024 News Buses to fill in for trains east of Ronkonkoma Trains running on the eastern end of the Long Island Railroad’s Ronkonkoma branch between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays will be temporarily replaced with buses starting...
03.09.2023 News Grand Central Madison alters LIRR train times, disrupting North Forkers’ commutes “No matter where or when you ride, your trip has changed.” This is one of the many messages the Metropolitan Transit Authority issued on its website in the lead-up...
10.24.2022 Police Pedestrian killed by train in Peconic Monday morning A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train on the tracks in Peconic Monday morning, according to a spokesperson for the MTA. The incident...
03.21.2022 News Cops: Southold man fatally struck by LIRR train near Hicksville A 29-year-old Southold man was fatally struck by a Long Island Rail Road train east of the Hicksville station last week, according to the MTA and Southold Town police....
03.31.2021 News Could a high-speed rail transform transportation in the Northeast? An ambitious proposal to bring “world-class” high-speed rail to the Northeast, including a 16-mile rail tunnel that would connect Long Island and Connecticut, could provide a critical boost to...
12.03.2018 Government Greenport’s ‘biggest problem’: Noisy trains idling Parking? Traffic? Those problems have gotten a lot of attention from the Greenport Village Board in recent years. But Flint Street resident Mike Osinski thinks Greenport’s biggest problem is...
05.26.2018 Government Rave reviews for new LIRR schedule that took effect this week The Long Island Rail Road is increasing the number of trains to and from Greenport on weekends this summer. New LIRR timetables took effect Monday, May 21, and local...
02.28.2018 Government Resident-only parking sticker on hold in Greenport Village The idea of establishing a parking sticker for village residents is on hold for now, according to Mayor Hubbard.